Teenager apologises to supermarket worker after slapping her across the face with a fish

A woman who was slapped across the face with a fish in a supermarket has received an apology, police said today.

The victim,
aged 52, was working behind the fish counter at an Asda store in Accrington,
Lancashire, when a teenage girl approached and began to ask about different
fish.

Without warning
the girl picked up a large bream from the slab and slapped the worker
across the face before running out of the store.

The victim
believes the incident was being filmed on a mobile phone by a man standing
nearby who also ran from the scene after he was challenged.

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Police trawled
CCTV footage of the incident on February 4 and the suspect was identified.

Lancashire
Police said today a 13-year-old girl has been spoken to by officers and has
taken part in a "community resolution", meaning she has sent the
victim a letter of apology and the matter has now been resolved.

A spokeswoman said there had been no further
fish-slapping incidents reported.